Samoa vs Seychelles: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods
Samoa
-480 hectares
in 2025
Seychelles
-218 hectares
in 2025
Samoa rank
161st
Seychelles rank
158th
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods over time
- Samoa
- Seychelles
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports -218 hectares against -480 hectares in Samoa, a difference of 262 hectares.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Seychelles has been ahead every year.
Samoa ranks 161st and Seychelles ranks 158th of 235 countries.
Seychelles has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -481 hectares | -217 hectares | 264 hectares | Seychelles |
| 2000s | -481 hectares | -217 hectares | 264 hectares | Seychelles |
| 2010s | -480.1 hectares | -217.9 hectares | 262.2 hectares | Seychelles |
| 2020s | -480 hectares | -218 hectares | 262 hectares | Seychelles |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods, Samoa or Seychelles?
- Seychelles, at -218 hectares against -480 hectares in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods between Samoa and Seychelles?
- 262 hectares, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Seychelles?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Samoa and Seychelles rank globally for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Samoa ranks 161st and Seychelles ranks 158th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.